Tag: food aid
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From the Dept of Good News: Farmers’ Markets Keep Growing
from civileats.com: The worst drought since the 1950s continues to wreak havoc on America’s bread basket, shriveling up commodity corn and soybean crops and driving up food prices. But there […]
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Nine-year-old girl’s lunch blog shames school and local politicians into making changes
from naturalnews.com: A nine-year-old Scottish girl, Martha Payne, got some help from her dad to set up her blog “Never Seconds,” in which she displayed her school’s lunches and created […]
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How the US Sold Africa to Multinationals Like Monsanto, Cargill, DuPont, PepsiCo and Others
The New Alliance was announced in conjunction with the G8 meeting last Friday. Under the scheme, some 45 corporations, including Monsanto, Syngenta, Yara International, Cargill, DuPont, and PepsiCo, have pledged a total of $3.5 billion in investment in Africa.
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Food Stamps In Crosshairs Of Republicans’ Plan To Save Military
from huffingtonpost.com: The latest Republican plan to reconcile the budget and preserve defense spending extracts even deeper cuts from programs to help the poor and Americans still reeling from the […]
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USDA 2012 Food Assistance to Benefit Nearly 10 Million Worldwide
from usda.gov: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that international food assistance in fiscal year 2012 will benefit more than 9.7 million people worldwide under USDA’s Food for […]
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#FoodWorldOrder: Episode012 – Monsanto, Lorax, Bird Flu (Audio)
On Thursday nights, Media Monarchy joins Corbett Report Radio live on Republic Broadcasting to go over all the latest stories from the world of food, environment and health. This week’s menu features Monsanto, the Lorax, bird flu and more…
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#FoodWorldOrder: Episode012 – Monsanto, Lorax, Bird Flu (Video)
On Thursday nights, Media Monarchy joins Corbett Report Radio live on Republic Broadcasting to go over all the latest stories from the world of food, environment and health. This week’s menu features Monsanto, the Lorax, bird flu and more…
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Michigan Lottery Winner Loses Government Food Aid
Michigan’s Department of Human Services has cut off $200 a month in food aid to Amanda Clayton in the wake of media reports that she had won $1 million in the state lottery in September.
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North Korea to Freeze Nuclear Work, US to Give Food Aid
North Korea announced on Wednesday that it would suspend its nuclear weapons tests and uranium enrichment and allow international inspectors to monitor activities at its main nuclear complex.
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Drought and Cold Snap Cause Food Crisis in Northern Mexico
A drought that a government official called the most severe Mexico had ever faced has left two million people without access to water and, coupled with a cold snap, has devastated cropland in nearly half of the country.
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US food aid for north korea would bring nuclear talks a step closer
from ap: The United States was poised to announce a significant donation of food aid to North Korea this week before the nation announced the death of supreme leader Kim […]